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Paying Holiday balance ? which card

BOBS
BOBS Posts: 2,871 Forumite
in Overseas holidays & travel planning
Just about to pay the balance of our summer holiday hotel booking on travel republic. They are charging 1.99% for using credit card - which equates to about £35.

Have just read this link
http://www.travelsupermarket.com/blog/how-to-book-your-holiday-with-confidence/

Seems that if I pay at least £100 on credit card and the rest by maestro (for example) - I can avoid the bulk of this £35 fee but still be covered by credit card protection .

Can anyone confirm I have got this right before paying ...

Thanks :)
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  • Kernow666
    Kernow666 Posts: 3,480 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    yes your right :) good you done the research 1st before going ahead with it
    "If I know I'm going crazy, I must not be insane"
  • BOBS
    BOBS Posts: 2,871 Forumite
    Kernow666 wrote: »
    yes your right :) good you done the research 1st before going ahead with it

    thanks Kernow - will save myself £33 ish - more for holiday spends :) :beer::beer::beer:
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  • PeacefulWaters
    PeacefulWaters Posts: 8,495 Forumite
    Pay £1 on the credit card.
  • BOBS
    BOBS Posts: 2,871 Forumite
    PeacefulWaters wrote: »
    Pay £1 on the credit card.

    from what i can understand it seems to be £100 for the credit card to cover - though I stand to be corrected on this
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  • bsms1147
    bsms1147 Posts: 2,291 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 13 June 2016 at 7:17PM
    BOBS wrote: »
    from what i can understand it seems to be £100 for the credit card to cover - though I stand to be corrected on this
    You get the cover by paying any amount on a credit card (eg. £1), providing the total purchase is between £100 and some maximum amount in the thousands*.

    *Edited to add: £30,000
  • BOBS
    BOBS Posts: 2,871 Forumite
    thanks bsms 1147 !!
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